Alaska journal, v4433
Page 107
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Maclsa 198 Journal 29 June) on another of the do mounds. 30 June Barrow, Alaska A busy day. First drove our to shooting station to get Max Algesh to help Pete with traps. Loaded up and went our to VII, VIII, II, $IV. Left them to set the traps and returned to meet Safriel. When he didn't show up as agreed I drove our to the 2-egg Family Lagoon bird nest. Now only 3 eggs ans incubating. trapped and banded 1 bird. Met Safriel as I was leaving, so we went down to the recently completed Drum Area bird nest and trapped and banded the 8 from this nest. Next drove our to Central Marsh to pick up the trap setters, but they had finished and walked in, so I drove to our broken vessel to retrieve the shovel. On the way in collected 2 8 pectorals from the flock in Central Marsh. Still about 20 plowers there. Once back processed birds and siphoned some gas from one vessel into ours before going home for dinner. (In between all of this made several checks on the Drum area plower nest.) Went to 'taming of the shrew' after dinner, returned the boys to shooting station, then went our again. Checked plower nest, then banded and weighed the other bird at each of 2 bird nests. Across to